Chair pack

ABSTRACT

A chair pack is provided for the shipping of two chairs within one carton. Each individual chair is fastened by a heatshrinkable film to a piece of rigid corrugated fiberboard. The fiberboard is then fastened to the end of a carton to hold the fiberboard and chair in place. The fastening of a chair at each end of the carton with the proper orientation of the chair backs provides a chair pack with two chairs therein.

United States Patent Bobb 1 Feb. 15, 1972 1541 CHAIR PACK 2,370,749 3/1945 Perkins ..206/46 M [72] Inventor: Paul D. Bobb, High Point, N.C. FOREIGN PATENTS 0R APPLICATIONS I731 sigma Arms'mng many, Lancaster P1 1,158,684 l/l958 France 206/46 M [22] Filed: Dec. 19, 1969 Primary Examiner-Leonard Summer l APPL 8361531 An0rr1eyClifford B. Price I52] US. Cl ..206/65 K, 206/46 FN, 206/65 S ABSTRACT 2:5 58 322 2 A chair pack is provided for the shipping of two chairs within 1 0 are one canon. Each individual chair is fastened by a heatshrinkable film to a piece of rigid corrugated fiberboard. The [56] References cued fiberboard is then fastened to the end of a carton to hold the UNITED STATES PATENTS fiberboard and chair in place. The fastening of a chair at each end of the carton with the proper orientation of the chair 3,522,688 8/1970 Kaliwoda et al. ..206/65 S X backs provides a chair pack with two chairs therein 3,385,424 5/1968 Thompson et al.. ......206/45.l9 2,212,310 8/1940 Wokosin ..206/65 K 1 Claims, 3 Drawing Figures M [i hi PAIENTJEZEFEB 11 5: me; 3 642. 1 2 '7 INVENTOR PAUL D. 8088 ATTORNEY CHAIR PACK BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION US. Pat. No. 1,866,963 discloses a number of ways in which a l chair may be protected for shipping. FIG. 1 of the patent shows an individual chair wrapped for shipping wherein the wooden elements of the chair are protected by batting or corrugated fiberboard. FIG. 2 of the patent shows two chairs fastened together with one chair being provided with the aforesaid described protection. FIG. I ofthe patent discloses a box-type protection for the chair to be shipped.

U.S. Pat. No. 2,212,310 discloses a technique for fastening two chairs together and protecting them with corrugated fiberboard. Finally, it should be noted that individual boxes have been used for the purpose of shipping chairs. An individual chair is placed within an individual box and appropriate packing material is used to prevent the chair from shifting within the box.

U.S. Pat. No. 2,l68,65l discloses that in the packing art it is old to take a thin, transparent, heat-shrinkable material, Pliofilm," and use this material to fasten the item to be sold to a backing material. It should be noted that this particular packing technique has received widespread'use in the packaging industry where any number of different articles are fastened to a backing by a heat-shrinkable film.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a package which is utilized to carry and protect one or two chairs within a single pack. A shrinkable polyethylene bag enclosed the individual chair to be packed, as well as corrugated fiberboard supporting panel upon which the chair rests. The shrinking of the polyethylene bag by heat around the chair not only protects the chair, but fastens it to the fiberboard supporting panel. Two chairs are packed in the same manner so that both are on individual fiberboard supporting panels. The two chairs may then be packaged in a single carton with each chair being completely suspended and separated from the other chair by means of suitable supports. The fiberboard supporting panels are placed at each end of the carton and are supported relative to these ends by the use of fiberboard rails. The corrugated fiberboard rails are formed by folding over a portion of the box and stapling it in place. A pair of rails at each end of the carton serves to provide the support for the fiberboard panels carrying the individual chairs. The chairs are positioned within the carton so that they are nested together, without contact, and may be safely carried in a single carton.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIG. I is a view ofa chair with its covering and corrugated fiberboard support panel;

FIG. 2 is a cut-away view of a carton with two chairs; and

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view ofa rail construction.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown a chair 2 which is positioned upon a corrugated fiberboard support panel 4. A heatshrinkable plastic bag or sheet is placed over the chair and support panel. This plastic bag is made ofa material similar to that described in U.S. Pat. No. 2,168,651 wherein heat will cause the material to shrink and draw tightly around the material enclosed therein. After the plastic material has been shrunk to the chair 2 and support panel 4, there is formed a plastic envelope 6 which protects the chair and further fastens the chair of to the support panel 4.

As seen in FIG. 2, two chairs prepared in the abovedescribed manner are placed within a carton 8. The chairs are nested so that they take up a minimum amount of room. The

nesting is accomplished by placing one chair upright and the other chair upside down with the two chair fronts facing each other. The chairs are positioned within the cartons so that they do not contact each other. The fastening of the chairs within the canon is accomplished by fastening each chair to an end of the carton. Appropriate support structure are provided at each end of the carton for the purpose of holding the support 0 panels of the individual chairs. By rigidly holding the support panels relative to the ends of the cartons, the two chairs will be held in their relative positions spaced from each other and safely carried within the carton.

Looking at FIG. 2, it will be seen that the fiberboard panel for the upper chair is supported on a rail structure 10 which is positioned near the end of the carton. The support panel rests upon the rail structure 10 and is fastened thereto by staples or held thereto by the lid of the box. A similar arrangement is provided at the other end ofthe carton for the purpose ofsupporting the second chair. It is obvious that this carton could carry only one chair or any other article which-it is desired to pack within the carton.

Referring to FIG. 3, there will be seen an enlarged view of the support structure which is positioned at each end of the carton 8. The carton has four flap elements at each end. Two opposite flap elements are folded to form the support rail structure 10 while the remaining two opposed flap elements from the end of the carton. It will be seen that the flap element on one side of the carton is folded down against the outside, side element 12 to the carton to form a portion 14 which is adjacent to side 12. The flap element is then folded into a box shape having sides l6, 18, 20 and 22. Finally, the extreme edge of the flap element is folded as a diagonal brace member 24 within the previously formed box structure. This arrangement provides a rather substantial structure which forms a rail along one side of the carton. Staples passing through sides l2, l4 and 22 are used to hold the folded cardboard flap in the above-described rail configuration. There is one rail on each side of two opposing sides of the box leaving a dual rail support structure. The rail need not be a folded over carton flap, but could be a separate fiberboard structure wood rail or other like structures which will provide rest surface for the support panel 4. It will be seen that there is a slight spacing between side 20 and the upper edge 26 of the carton. Resting on edge 20 in this recess is the support panel 4 for the chair.

The above-described structure therefore provides a packing carton with the capability of carrying two chairs which have been fastened to a support panel by a heat-shrinkable material which accomplishes the fastening of the chair of to the support panel and a protection for the chair.

What is claimed is:

1. An article pack comprising a article to be transported, a packing carton for transporting the article and into which the article is placed, article being fastened to a support panel which is approximately the width of at least one cross-dimension of the carton, the article with this support panel being placed in carton so that the article with the support panel retained on one end of the carton so that the article is suspended within the carton, the article is secured to the support panel by a heat-shrinkable material, two opposite sides of the end of the carton contain rail structure upon which the support pane is placed to support the article within the carton, the support rails are an integral part of the carton and are formed by folding flaps of the carton into the rail configuration, the article is a chair and two chairs are placed within the carton, one chair and its support being fastened at each end of the carton, and the chairs be arranged with the carton so that the two chairs are carried within the carton in a nested relationship, but without contact and rigidly supported within the tected from shifting and damage.

P0405) UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 5 69 CERTIFICATE OFv CORRECTION Patent No. I 3, 7 Dated February 15, 1972 Inventor-(s) PAUL D 30313 It is certified that error appears in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent are hereby corrected as shown below:

Column 1, line 35, "enclosed" should read --encloses--. Column 2,

line 8, "structure" should read --structures--; line 28, "from" should read --form--; line 30, the word "to" (first occurrence) following "element 12" should read --of--; line &2, the word "a" should be inserted after the word "provide" and before the word rest"; line +9, the word "of" (second occurrence) following the word "chair" should be deleted; line 5 the word --said-- should be inserted before the word "article" (second occurrence) and after the line 56, the word "this" should read --its--; line 57, the line should read -placed in the carton with the support panel--; line 62., the word "pane" should read --panel--; line 67, the word "be" should read --being--; same line, the word "with" should read --within--.

Signed and sealed this 27th day of June 1972.

(SEAL) Attest:

EDWARD M .FLETCHER, JR. ROBERT GOTTSCHALK Attesting Officer Commissioner'of Patents 

1. An article pack comprising a article to be transported, a packing carton for transporting the article and into which the article is placed, article being fastened to a support panel which is approximately the width of at least one cross-dimension of the carton, the article with this support panel being placed in carton so that the article with the support panel retained on one end of the carton so that the article is suspended within the carton, the article is secured to the support panel by a heatshrinkable material, two opposite sides of the end of the carton contain rail structure upon which the support pane is placed to support the article within the carton, the support rails are an integral part of the carton and are formed by folding flaps of the carton into the rail configuration, the article is a chair and two chairs are placed within the carton, one chair and its support being fastened at each end of the carton, and the chairs be arranged with the carton so that the two chairs are carried within the carton in a nested relationship, but without contact and rigidly supported within the carton so that during transportation the chairs will be protected from shifting and damage. 